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al_pignolo		#1 Posted : 20 July 2009 00:26:34(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/09/2005(UTC) Posts: 904 Location: bologna, BO		Hi all. I'm back from and interesting 3-days trip around Mont Blanc. There are some narrow gauge railways that can compete with the most famous ones in Switzerland... A few pictures of what we've done: The trip starts from Milan, we arrived from Bologna with an Intercity: Then, from Milan to Brig with this ETR470 painted in the new Cisalpino livery: From Brig we took an IR train to Geneve and went to Martigny. In Martigny there is a narrow gauge railway that brings to Le chatelard, Chamonix, St.Gervais. We started from Martigny with this train... a nice SNCF Z800 set... The trip with this train shows amazing landscapes... In Vallorcine rack ends, so we had to change train. A Z850 set carried us to Chamonix (note the third rail near the tracks!): Second day: From Chamonix to Montenvers, with another narrow gauge railway, owned by Compagnie du Mont Blanc. This journey is as unforgettable as the previous one: Top of Montenvers (1900 m) The mer de glace glacier, just near the top station. It's sad to see that in last 30 years its level lowered by 100 meters or more! [:(] Next day we planned to come back in Italy by the Mont blanc glacier cableway and to experience Val d'Aosta railways, but we couldn't because of the wheater and came back by bus by the Mont Blanc tunnel[xx(]. Anyhow, it has been a journey that I recommendù! Regards, Pietro
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soren36		#2 Posted : 20 July 2009 04:40:33(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/03/2006(UTC) Posts: 858 Location: Connecticut, USA		Great photos, Pietro - Thanks for sharing! Hal
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obxbill		#3 Posted : 20 July 2009 05:05:55(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 20/12/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,300 Location: manteo, nc		Looks like you had a wonderful trip! Thanks for sharing it with us! I've seen more of Europe in the past year on this forum. I appreciate everyones effort in doing so for me. Bill
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tekin65		#4 Posted : 20 July 2009 10:20:54(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 11/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,151 Location: istanbul,		Hi Pietro, Looks like a fantastic trip. Thanks for sharing. Cem.
		3 rail: C-track with CS2 2 rail: Trix C-track with Trix MS - K.Bay., DRG, DR, DB, SBB, TCDD Now all eras but no ICE My loco inventory for the interested
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nevw		#5 Posted : 20 July 2009 13:26:15(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 27/08/2005(UTC) Posts: 11,071 Location: Murrumba Downs QLD		Pietro, thanks for the pleasure of looking. MAy be forced to make another trip to Europe NN
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